We’re still a month away from March, but there’s been plenty of madness already.
Twenty-one of the AP Top 25 teams played Saturday in a loaded slate and the nightcap might have delivered the biggest surprise on a day full of stunners. Arkansas’ John Calipari returned to Kentucky as the visiting coach and the Razorbacks delivered an upset win for him at Rupp Arena.
This 3-pointer by Jaxson Robinson helps, but the Wildcats are still trailing Arkansas 75-68 with under 8 minutes to play.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM CST
Arkansas maintains the edge
After the quick burst put the Hogs in front early in the 2nd half, they’ve maintained it, leading Kentucky 69-60 at the under-12 timeout.
Can John Calipari get a win against his old team?
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM CST
Final: UConn 77, Marquette 69
The late rally comes up short for the No. 9 Golden Eagles as No. 25 UConn picks up a big road win.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM CST
Arkansas comes out of the break on fire
A fast start out of the locker room has the Razorbacks up 55-47 at the first timeout of the 2nd half.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM CST
Marquette trying to rally on UConn
UConn has been in control the whole game but Marquette is trying to make this interesting in the final minutes.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM CST
Halftime: Arkansas 46, Kentucky 45
A really fun first half, tons of shot-making on both sides. Arkansas goes into the locker room with a slight edge.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM CST
Arkansas takes the lead
As Kentucky has cooled off a bit, the Razorbacks have taken advantage.
John Calipari’s Arkansas team leads UK 40-39 late in the first half.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM CST
Fast pace continues in UK-Arkansas
Kentucky leads 27-23 thanks to a red-hot start from 3-point land.
Arkansas has had its highlights as well.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM CST
Kentucky scorching out of the gate
The Wildcats have hit 7 of 10 shots overall and 4 of 4 from deep.
Wild and fast start as UK takes a quick 18-12 lead over Arkansas.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM CST
Kentucky fans boo Calipari
John Calipari is making his return to Rupp Arena as his Arkansas team is in town.
Naturally, fans let him hear it.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM CST
UConn in control vs. Marquette
Marquette can’t get anything to go so far, shooting under 30% from the field and already missing nine free throws.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM CST
Final: Texas Tech 82, Houston 81
Red Raiders pull off the road upset despite missing leading scorer JT Toppin for almost the entire game!
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM CST
Texas Tech leads with 1.5 seconds to go!
Chance McMillian hit a pair of free throws to put the Red Raiders in front 82-81 and then Houston turns it over on the other end as J’Wan Roberts travels beneath the basket
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM CST
Houston-TTU back and forth in OT
It’s remained tight throughout.
And with under a minute to go, we’re tied 80-80.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM CST
Final: Duke 87, UNC 70
No. 2 Duke blows out its rival to win its 15th straight and improve to 11-0 in ACC play.
Kon Knueppel leads Duke with 22 points. Cooper Flagg adds 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM CST
UNC goes on a run, but likely too late
North Carolina actually cut the Duke lead to 79-63 after going on an 18-2 run.
But with under 3 minutes to play it doesn’t look like it’ll matter.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM CST
Overtime in Houston!
Houston’s J’Wan Roberts can’t connect on a highly contested layup in the final seconds of regulation.
We’re getting a fresh 5 minutes of action.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM CST
Tie game in Houston!
Texas Tech’s Darrion Williams knocks down a 3 to knot it at 72-72 with 26 seconds to play!
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM CST
Houston-TTU down to the wire
Cougars leads 71-69 with 50 seconds left.
We’ve got a fun finish coming in Houston.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM CST
Duke isn’t slowing down
No other way to put it. It’s a complete dismantling from the Blue Devils.
It’s not often you see this rivalry so lopsided, but UNC never had a chance today.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM CST
Houston takes the lead
After trailing for most of the game, the No. 6 Cougars have seized momentum and taken a 64-60 lead with under 5 minutes to play.
Home crowd in Houston is going wild.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM CST
UNC not getting any closer
Duke continues to get what it wants, and the lead has ballooned to 60-34 at the first timeout of the 2nd half. Kon Knueppel up to 18 points to lead Duke
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM CST
Duke-UNC 2nd half begins
Can North Carolina make a game of this?
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM CST
Texas Tech 56, Houston 50
Kerwin Walton hit back-to-back triples to help Texas Tech maintain its lead.
Walton is leading TTU with 14 points.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM CST
Halftime: Duke 47, UNC 25
Cooper Flagg makes a tough jumper to beat the halftime buzzer, a fitting ending to a dominant first half for the Blue Devils.
Flagg leads all scorers with 13 so far.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM CST
Duke continues pulling away
The gap keeps growing as Cooper Flagg (11 points) and Tyrese Proctor (10) are leading the way for the Blue Devils.
UNC is shooting 29% from the field so far.
Duke 40, UNC 18
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM CST
First flagrant of the game called on UNC
We’ve got our first flagrant foul of the evening in this rivalry clash.
It’s a flagrant 1 on North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM CST
Duke suffocating UNC
The rout continues at Cameron Indoor. North Carolina can’t get much of anything going.
Duke leads 34-13 late in the first half.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM CST
Halftime: Texas Tech 41, Houston 37
No. 22 Red Raiders are leading No. 6 Houston on the road despite losing their leading scorer JT Toppin very early in the game to a flagrant 2 foul called on this play:
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM CST
Duke 25, UNC 8
It’s a Duke avalanche so far.
No. 2 Blue Devils have made 9 of 13 shots so far and the Tar Heels just can’t keep up.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM CST
Final: USC 70, Michigan State 64
The Spartans drop just their third game of the season and USC picks up its biggest win yet to improve to 13-8.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM CST
Cooper Flagg, Duke off and running
Flagg already has 6 points, 4 assists and 2 steals at the Blue Devils open up a 15-6 lead over UNC at the first TV timeout.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM CST
Electric atmosphere at Duke
As expected, the Cameron Crazies are in full throat.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM CST
Duke-UNC tips off
We’re underway at Cameron Indoor and Duke is on the board with a bucket in the first 15 seconds.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM CST
Final: Baylor 81, Kansas 70
The Bears trailed by 21 points in the first half and came all the way back to deliver Kansas its biggest blown lead ever. What a win for Baylor.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM CST
Bears add to lead
Barring a late collapse, Baylor looks like it’s going to win this conference matchup with Kansas. The Bears are up 9 and we’re under the 2-minute mark.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM CST
Baylor takes the lead!
Robert Wright has started to take this game over and the Bears have their first lead after a 3-pointer from Jalen Celestine.
There’s just 3:29 left now.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM CST
Baylor still hanging around
Kansas found its footing after the Baylor rally, but the Jayhawks haven’t been able to put the Bears away as the game ticks inside the 5-minute mark.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM CST
Is a Baylor comeback on?
Meanwhile, Baylor has been on an absolute tear out of halftime and is down just four points with 14:38 left in the game. It’s taken a 19-4 run for the Bears to pull back into the game.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM CST
Halftime: USC 35, MSU 32
Well the Trojans started off hot and took a 22-7 lead early before the Spartans stemmed the tide. MSU’s bench has accounted for 20 of its 32 points.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM CST
Scoreboard update
The current slate of games isn’t too riveting, but there are a couple potential upsets in play.
Scoreboard update
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM CST
Kansas throttling Baylor
Meanwhile, in Waco, the Jayhawks are in complete control early. Hunter Dickinson has 10 early points and Kansas is up 32-15 with over 4 minutes left in the first half.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM CST
Final: Auburn 92, Ole Miss 82
The Tigers are still undefeated in SEC play and are now 20-1 on the season. What an impressive road win for Auburn; Bruce Pearl’s team has now won 13 straight games.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM CST
Final: K-State 80, Iowa State 61
The Cyclones couldn’t pull off the comeback and drop their second straight game to fall to 17-4.
Kansas State snaps No. 3 Iowa State’s 29-game home winning streak. The consecutive losses could potentially drop them out of the Top 10.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM CST
Auburn holding strong
The Tigers are up 6 despite a late charge from the Rebels to make things interesting.
There’s just 1:26 left in the game and Ole Miss is playing the fouling game now to extend it.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM CST
K-State handling Iowa State
The No. 3 Cyclones may be looking at their second straight loss. After falling to Arizona on Monday, the Cyclones are struggling late at home against the Wildcats. They’re down double digits with 5 minutes left in the game.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM CST
Auburn surges ahead
Ole Miss had made it a one-possession game and could’ve tied things up, but the Tigers have regained their footing and lead by 8 with 6 minutes left.
Sat, February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM CST
Ole Miss keeping it close
We are back for the second half in Oxford and the Rebels are still hanging around as the game ticks down toward the 12-minute mark.
Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla is 7-for-10 with 18 points to lead all scorers.
